# conquistar
## Aragonese
### Etymology

Possibly from a Vulgar Latin *conquisitāre, from Latin conquisitus, past participle of conquīrō.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /konkisˈta(ɾ)/
* Rhymes: -a(ɾ)
* Syllabification: con‧quis‧tar

### Verb

conquistar
* (transitive) to conquer

#### Conjugation

This entry needs an inflection-table template.

### References

* Bal Palazios, Santiago (2002) “conquistar”, in Dizionario breu de a luenga aragonesa, Zaragoza, →ISBN

## Catalan
### Etymology

Possibly from a Vulgar Latin *conquīsītāre (compare Occitan conquistar, Portuguese and Spanish conquistar, Italian conquistare), from Latin conquīsītus, perfect passive participle of conquīrō. It may alternatively be an old derivative of conquist, from a variant of Old Catalan conquest, the archaic past participle of conquerir.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: (Central) [kuŋ.kisˈta]
* IPA: (Balearic) [koŋ.kisˈta]
* IPA: (Valencia) [koŋ.kisˈtaɾ]
* Rhymes: -a(ɾ)
* Hyphenation: con‧quis‧tar
* Homophone: conquistà (except Valencian)

### Verb

conquistar (first-person singular present conquisto, first-person singular preterite conquistí, past participle conquistat)
* to conquer
    Synonym: conquerir
* to convince, to persuade
    Synonyms: convèncer, persuadir

#### Derived terms

* conquistador

#### Related terms

* conquesta

### References

* ↑ “conquistar”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2025

### Further reading

* “conquistar” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
* “conquistar” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
* “conquistar” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

## Galician
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /koŋkisˈtaɾ/ [koŋ.kis̺ˈt̪aɾ]
* Rhymes: -aɾ
* Hyphenation: con‧quis‧tar

### Verb

conquistar (first-person singular present conquisto, first-person singular preterite conquistei, past participle conquistado)
* (transitive) to conquer
    Synonym: (literary) conquerir

#### Conjugation

$^1$Less recommended.

#### Derived terms

* conquistador
* reconquistar

#### Related terms

* conquista

### Further reading

* “conquistar”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2025

## Portuguese
### Etymology

Possibly from a Vulgar Latin *conquisitāre, from Latin conquisitus, past participle of conquīrō. Displaced Old Galician-Portuguese conquerer. It may also be analyzed as an internal derivative of the past participle of the aforementioned Old Portuguese verb, or an early Romance formation; compare the other cognates on this page.

### Pronunciation

* (Brazil) IPA: /kõ.kisˈta(ʁ)/ [kõ.kisˈta(h)]
* (Brazil) IPA: /kõ.kisˈta(ʁ)/ [kõ.kisˈta(h)]
** (São Paulo) IPA: /kõ.kisˈta(ɾ)/
** (Rio de Janeiro) IPA: /kõ.kiʃˈta(ʁ)/ [kõ.kiʃˈta(χ)]
** (Southern Brazil) IPA: /kõ.kisˈta(ɻ)/
* (Portugal) IPA: /kõ.kiʃˈtaɾ/, /kõ.kɨʃˈtaɾ/
* (Portugal) IPA: /kõ.kiʃˈtaɾ/, /kõ.kɨʃˈtaɾ/
** (Southern Portugal) IPA: /kõ.kiʃˈta.ɾi/, /kõ.kɨʃˈta.ɾi/
* Hyphenation: con‧quis‧tar

### Verb

conquistar (first-person singular present conquisto, first-person singular preterite conquistei, past participle conquistado)
* to conquer
** to acquire by arms; to win in war
    Em 146 a.C., O Império Romano conquistou a GréciaIn 146 BC, the Roman Empire conquered Greece
    Synonyms: ocupar, invadir
** to earn or achieve something through effort
    Conquistei meu sonhoI made my dream real
    Synonyms: realizar, conseguir
* to captivate, to charm, to seduce (to attract the attention of someone)
    Ela me conquistouShe seduced me
    Synonyms: seduzir, atrair

#### Conjugation

$^1$Brazilian Portuguese. $^2$European Portuguese.

#### Quotations

For quotations using this term, see Citations:conquistar.

#### Derived terms

* reconquistar
* conquistador

#### Related terms

* conquista

### References

* ↑ “conquistar”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2025

## Spanish
### Etymology

Possibly from a hypothetical Vulgar Latin *conquīsītāre, from Latin conquīsītus, perfect passive participle of conquīrō; alternatively, it may simply be an internal formation, as a derivation of conquista, from the feminine past participle of Old Spanish conquerir, which this verb replaced over time.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /konkisˈtaɾ/ [kõŋ.kisˈt̪aɾ]
* Rhymes: -aɾ
* Syllabification: con‧quis‧tar

### Verb

conquistar (first-person singular present conquisto, first-person singular preterite conquisté, past participle conquistado)
* (transitive) to conquer
* (figuratively, transitive) to enamor, romantically convince
* (figuratively, transitive) to charm (an object to a person)
    Ese carro me conquistóThat car charmed me (I liked that car a lot).

#### Conjugation

$^1$Mostly obsolete, now mainly used in legal language. $^2$Argentine and Uruguayan voseo prefers the tú form for the present subjunctive.
These forms are generated automatically and may not actually be used. Pronoun usage varies by region.

#### Derived terms

* conquistador
* reconquistar

#### Related terms

* conquista

### References

* ↑ “conquistar”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10
* ↑ Joan Coromines, José A[ntonio] Pascual (1983–1991) “conquistar”, in Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico [Critic Castilian and Hispanic Etymological Dictionary] (in Spanish), Madrid: Gredos

### Further reading

* “conquistar”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10